| A | B |
|---|
| Antigone | protagonist of play, headstrong, brave, maybe too stubborn |
| Chorus | They act as older Theban nobles who comment on the actions of the characters in the play and underline moral points. |
| Ismene | sister to Antigone, afraid of King's laws and not willing to disobey them like her sister, meek. |
| Creon | King of Thebes, narrow-minded, dictates that no one should bury Polyneices. |
| Haimon | engaged to Antigone and Creon's son |
| Eurydice | She is Creon's wife and Haimon's mother. |
| Oedipus | The former king of Thebes and Antigone's father. |
| Laius | Oedipus' father and former king of Thebes. To avoid being killed by his own son as was prophesized, Laius sent Oedipus to die in the wilderness as a baby, but the son survived. |
| Jocasta | The former queen of Thebes and Oedipus' mother. |
| Polyneices | The oldest son of Oedipus. He dies in battle, and Creon declares him to be a traitor, forbidding burial upon penalty of death. |
| Eteocles | The youngest son of Oedipus. His body receives a full burial at the order of Creon. |
| Sentry | A soldier who tells Creon about the illegal burial of Polyneices' body and later captures Antigone for committing this crime. |
| Teiresias | A blind old prophet. He also predicts future attacks for Thebes from the cities that surround it. |
